lightgreen — #90EE90
#90EE90
rgb(144, 238, 144) · hsl(120, 73%, 75%) · CSS keyword lightgreen
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightgreen on white | 1.42:1 | — | — |
| lightgreen on black | 14.82:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, lightgreen takes black text: 14.82:1 against 1.42:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: lightgreen;
color: #90ee90;
color: rgb(144 238 144);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to lightgreen
- palegreen — #98FB98
- aquamarine — #7FFFD4
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- mediumaquamarine — #66CDAA
- paleturquoise — #AFEEEE
- lightblue — #ADD8E6
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for lightgreen?
The hex code for lightgreen is #90EE90 — RGB 144, 238, 144.
Can I use lightgreen for text?
Not on a white background. lightgreen reaches only 1.42:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on lightgreen be black or white?
Black — 14.82:1 against 1.42:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- lightpink — #FFB6C1
- lightsalmon — #FFA07A
- lightseagreen — #20B2AA
- lightskyblue — #87CEFA
- lightslategray — #778899
- lightsteelblue — #B0C4DE
- lightyellow — #FFFFE0
- lime — #00FF00
- limegreen — #32CD32
- linen — #FAF0E6
- magenta — #FF00FF
- maroon — #800000
#90EE90 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference